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Chapter 1741 Soldiers Approaching the Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf is the world's oil treasure house. If you occupy this place, you will get a steady stream of oil resources.

In the 17th century, no one knew what oil could do, and the records about oil were often just some kind of combustibles.So no one cares about the oil resources in the Persian Gulf region.

It couldn't be easier at this time to plunder oil resources that no one pays attention to.

On the contrary, if all countries know how important oil is, it will not be so simple to find and exploit oil at that time.

A fleet raided Bandar Abbas in the Persian Empire. Four steamships emitting black smoke appeared on the sea, and large-caliber rifled guns bombarded the Persian army assembled on the beach.

The gunners on the steamship specially loaded hollow blasting bombs, which contained a large amount of black powder, and exploded in the Persian army. Black smoke billowed, and the Persian army composed of 3000 Persian infantry, cavalry and auxiliary soldiers fell on their backs.

Next to the four steamships Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju, there were more than a dozen galleons, and they were also firing solid or hollow-point bullets at the beach.

The artillery shells used by these wooden sailing ships are relatively light, but the victory lies in the large number of artillery, which intensified the defeat of the Persian army on the shore.

The fort of Bandar Abbas is equipped with bronze cannons, which were the artillery sold to them by the English.

The cannons of the fort counterattacked the large ships that raided the port, but the sound of the cannons was sporadic, and was soon covered by more intensive artillery fire from the sea.

20 small galley warships and 10 small boats used to transport troops began to land on the beach, and the Indian soldiers with turbans wrapped around their heads were ordered to take the lead again. Their task was to capture the coastal defense forts in Bandar Abbas.

These galleys and troop carriers were built by the Portuguese in Bombay and Goa, India.

The East India Company occupied the Portuguese stronghold in India, and Mumbai and Goa fell to the Chinese.

At that time, the East India Company still allowed Portuguese who were willing to continue living in Mumbai and Goa to live in the above-mentioned places, and used them to dilute the proportion of local aborigines.

These Portuguese have the technology to manufacture galleys and troop carriers suitable for sailing in shallow waters. They have once occupied the Strait of Hormuz and are more familiar with this sea area.

The Portuguese were hired to participate in this expedition just like the Tubang soldiers. They provided ships and technology. Although they were also servants, they had a higher status than the Tubang soldiers.

Facing the dense artillery, the Persian defenders fled.

In order to snatch the spoils from the defeated Persian soldiers, the Tubang soldiers took the lead. After their boats ran aground, the Tubang soldiers held backward muzzle-loading muskets in their hands, and loaded gunpowder and projectiles while shooting.

The Persian soldiers assembled on the beach lacked effective means of counterattack. They immediately retreated out of the range of the naval guns, preparing to meet the landing force's attack again.

"The Persians have thousands of troops stationed in Bandar Abbas, equipped with a large number of muskets, bows and arrows, and traditional swords and spears. These muskets are probably sold to them by the English, adding some unnecessary Trouble." Chen Bangyan, commander of the armed merchant fleet of the East India Company, said to an English employee of the East India Company.

In the past, in order to replace the Portuguese trade position in Persia, the English helped Persian emperor Abbas I expel the Portuguese from the Strait of Hormuz. The Persian emperor also established a new Persian army to compete with the new Turkish army.

Now the troops that the English had helped the Persian emperor build up were a hindrance.

"The main force of Persia's new army is defending the Turks on the north and west. The Strait of Hormuz has been negligent because the Portuguese were driven out more than 20 years ago." The England employee said.

The attack on Bandar Abbas continued. The Indian soldiers captured the fort, and the Persian defenders abandoned the heavy artillery inside the fort. The heavy artillery lost its effect.

The Persian merchant ships and galleys anchored in Bandar Abbas were either destroyed by artillery or captured by sailors who jumped on deck.

At this time, the members of the expedition to Persia were very mixed, including Chinese, English, Portuguese, Indians, Malays, Javanese, Siamese, and Bandar Abbas was also in chaos.

10000 land troops of the Expeditionary Army landed on the land of Persia. They were so numerous that each found their own troops. It took quite a while to reorganize.

The 3000 Persian soldiers in the distance fell into extreme panic.

First of all, they didn't know where the enemy came from, and why they came. The number of ships and artillery made them tear their hearts apart.

"The enemy's artillery shells are as dense as heavy rain, and the ships are like dark clouds in the sky. I ask His Majesty to transfer the main force from the north to the south. The enemy is too strong, and we may not be able to hold on." The Persian general immediately sent a report to the imperial city of Isfa Rarely ask for help.

Bandar Abbas never expected to be attacked, and the 3000 poorly equipped Persian soldiers here were useless.

The Persian cavalry messenger flew to Isfahan with the general's request for help, while the rest of the people hid in a Western-style bastion, which was equipped with two heavy artillery, intending to hold on to it.

The governor of Salaz City of the Persian Empire immediately led a support army to join the defenders of Bandar Abbas, claiming to be 20000 troops, intending to block the expeditionary army before the army from the north of the Persian Empire went south to support.

"The other side claims to have an army of 20000, and it is estimated that the number of people they can fight does not exceed 6000. We have an absolute advantage. We can raid their bastion fortress at night and destroy the fortress. We don't have much time to delay here, we must A quick battle. In addition, the fleet needs to sweep along the Persian Gulf while protecting the safety of Bandar Abbas, and destroy the Persian warships that threaten us in the Persian Gulf.”

After Huang Deli led the soldiers ashore, he made a plan for marching and fighting according to the Persian map obtained by the envoy of the Ministry of Rites.

The envoys of the Ministry of Rites were not just spending time in Isfahan. During their mission to Persia, they also managed to figure out the road from Bandar Abbas to Isfahan and the map to Persia.

"After destroying the bastion here, we will march directly to Isfahan and ask them to sign a treaty. We may encounter countless Persian army attacks on the way, but we will be invincible." Huang Degong was full of enthusiasm for the No.12 Corps confidence.

This time they went deep into the Iranian plateau and went straight to Huanglong.

Perhaps they felt that it was a big deal to attack the Persian capital in order to retaliate against the Persian Empire. Only few people knew how important the oil rights required in the treaty would be in the future.

(End of this chapter)